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Three-layered checking of Obama's food, drinking water
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The food and drinking water
to be served to US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle during
their stay at the ITC Maurya will pass through three layers of stingent
checking, including by a crack Delhi Police team and the US Secret
Service.
While the super-luxury Maurya has its own team of
food-testing experts, the food to be served to the US president and his
wife will be checked by a Delhi Police team and finally by a team of US
Secret Service agents before it is served.
The Delhi Police
food-testing team will stay put in the hotel during the three-day visit
of the US president, beginning Jan 25 early morning.
The process
of testing the food will be completed 15 minutes before it is to be
served to Obama after which it will be kept under strict watch to ensure
no one comes near the food or is able to tamper with it, privileged
sources told IANS..
An advance US Secret Service team has already
checked into the hotel. The drinking water to be served to the US
president will also pass through stringent checkin